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Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES)

Mission

From its website:

Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation is the main government financing and expert organisation for research and technological development in Finland. Tekes finances industrial R&D projects as well as projects in universities and research institutes. Tekes especially promotes innovative, risk-intensive projects.

Activities relevant to software business

The following are areas of active funding that are relevant to software business.

• Service business
  • E-commerce
  • Individually tailored consumer services utilising social networks and media
  • Services for the home and everyday life
  • Integrated and networked business service solutions
  • One-stop-shops for services
  • Multichannel solutions involving extensive technology employment
  • Novel management solutions and technologies for extensive value networks

• Information and communications

• • Commercial and public services based on information networks
  • Ubiquitous computing
  • ICT in renewing business processes and models
  • Solutions for next-generation information networks
  • Embedded ICT in renewing products and systems
  • Management of networked information and knowledge

Links

Tekes homepage
Strategy and focus areas (PPT)